-ThePrint.in Under NSA, a person need not be informed of charges for 10 days, can be detained without charge for up to 12 months and doesn’t get a lawyer. New Delhi: The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi late Friday passed an order conferring the Commissioner of Police with the power to detain under the draconian National Security Act (NSA) for a period of three months — between 19 January and 18 April. This...
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Why are people on streets? Delhi judge tells it like it is
-The Telegraph/ PTI Sessions judge Kamini Lau's comment in focus A court has said people are out on the streets as what should have been said inside Parliament was “not said”. Additional sessions judge Kamini Lau made the observation during the bail hearing of Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who was arrested during a recent rally in old Delhi against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). Azad has a constitutional right to protest and Delhi...
More »Theft most common crime in Delhi, shows NCRB data -Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa
-Hindustan Times According to NCRB data, of the 249,000 criminal cases filed by the state police in 2018, nearly 80% were related to theft; one-third of all thefts in India were in Delhi. Theft is the most common crime committed in Delhi – of the 249,000 criminal cases filed by the state police in 2018, nearly 80% were related to theft — according to data given in the latest Crime in India...
More »How many people died during anti-CAA protests? -Sumant Sen & Naresh Singaravelu
-The Hindu Close to 48% of protests across 94 districts across 14 States recorded at least one violent incident or police action such as detention/lathi charge or both. Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) occurred in at least 94 districts across 14 States. Close to 48% of protests recorded at least one violent incident or police action such as detention/lathi charge or both. Deaths of at least 31 people were related...
More »CAA protests mark collective rejection of toxic politics and policies that dominate public life -Harsh Mander
-The Indian Express India’s young have picked up mantle of an older battle — for a country that is equal, just and kind The surge of protests in every corner of the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens will be remembered as an iridescent, significant moment in the journey of the republic. This is because these are, at their core, popular moral assertions founded on...
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